Roblox (NYSE:RBLX) Insider Mark Reinstra Sells 5,978 Shares

Roblox Corporation (NYSE:RBLXGet Free Report) insider Mark Reinstra sold 5,978 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $41.71, for a total transaction of $249,342.38. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 426,760 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $17,800,159.60. This trade represents a 1.38% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Mark Reinstra also recently made the following trade(s):

  • On Thursday, May 21st, Mark Reinstra sold 5,460 shares of Roblox stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $46.40, for a total transaction of $253,344.00.
  • On Wednesday, May 20th, Mark Reinstra sold 17,275 shares of Roblox stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $45.28, for a total transaction of $782,212.00.
  • On Monday, April 13th, Mark Reinstra sold 18,653 shares of Roblox stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $57.94, for a total transaction of $1,080,754.82.

Roblox Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:RBLX opened at $42.30 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $28.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -26.77 and a beta of 1.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.45, a current ratio of 0.89 and a quick ratio of 0.89. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $51.01 and a 200 day simple moving average of $66.78. Roblox Corporation has a one year low of $40.15 and a one year high of $150.59.

Roblox (NYSE:RBLXGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported ($0.35) EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.41) by $0.06. The business had revenue of $1.44 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.74 billion. Roblox had a negative net margin of 20.69% and a negative return on equity of 277.69%. The firm’s revenue was up 43.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned ($0.32) EPS. Research analysts predict that Roblox Corporation will post -1.4 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Roblox declared that its Board of Directors has approved a stock buyback plan on Tuesday, May 19th that authorizes the company to repurchase $3.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to buy up to 9.5% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are generally an indication that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Roblox

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Parallel Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Roblox by 9.5% during the first quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 31,160 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,762,000 after buying an additional 2,691 shares during the period. Western Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Roblox during the first quarter worth $33,000. Bull Harbor Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Roblox during the first quarter worth $651,000. Arkadios Wealth Advisors increased its position in shares of Roblox by 195.3% during the first quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 21,008 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,188,000 after buying an additional 13,893 shares during the period. Finally, Spyglass Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Roblox during the first quarter worth $44,116,000. 94.46% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Headlines Impacting Roblox

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Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages recently commented on RBLX. DA Davidson dropped their price objective on shares of Roblox from $47.50 to $45.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, May 22nd. Needham & Company LLC began coverage on shares of Roblox in a research note on Friday, May 1st. They issued a “buy” rating and a $60.00 price objective for the company. Jefferies Financial Group downgraded shares of Roblox from a “hold” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, May 1st. BTIG Research cut shares of Roblox from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Finally, Piper Sandler cut shares of Roblox from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and decreased their price target for the company from $100.00 to $50.00 in a research report on Monday, May 4th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating, fourteen have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $87.07.

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Roblox Company Profile

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Roblox Corporation operates Roblox, a user-generated online platform that enables people to create, share and monetize immersive 3D experiences and games. The core offering centers on Roblox Studio, a development environment that allows independent creators and studios to design interactive worlds using the company’s building tools and scripting language. Content on the platform spans games, virtual hangouts, branded experiences and live events, all delivered through a persistent social environment.

Roblox’s business model is built around its virtual economy and creator ecosystem.

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